The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly - Ecotourism

The rapid expansion of global tourism and the rise of the eco-conscious traveller has had both positive and negative impacts around the world. Costa Rica is often cited as a country with a positive track record in conservation and ecotoursim; the articles linked below give a good overview of the successes and some of the failures:


MAKE NOTES FROM THE FOLLOWING:

• The Costs and Benefits of Ecotourism in Costa Rica
• The Impact of Ecotoursim in Costa Rica
• Forest Conservation in Costa Rica
• Bowen & Pallister pp296-299 (A2 Textbook)

TASK: Complete the following for the 23 February 2009

GGA5 Synoptic Essay

Tourism in any environment is likely to generate as many costs as benefits. Discuss this view with reference to areas you have studied. (30)